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IN A CRISIS Local caseworkers for Helpline are available 24 hours a day to refer callers to resources available for those with drug and alcohol problems. Call 570-829-1341 or visit www.helpline-nepa.info. The state has a similar program, “PA Get Help Now.

You are never too old to suffer from addiction, especially addiction to opioids. That is the message from treatment specialists and professionals at all levels. The oldest person to die of an overdose in Luzerne County in 2017 was Paul Sorokas, who was 75

NEWPORT TWP. -- After nearly 77 years, Seaman 1st Class Edward Slapikas is home.
The sailor from Newport Twp., who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, was laid to rest Saturday in St. Mary’s Cemetery near his boyhood home.

EATON TWP. — Ruth Kohut handed out little stuffed animals to strangers in the Walmart parking lot Friday. The random act of kindness was a tribute to her 26-year-old daughter, Victoria Todd Brong, who was murdered with two of her coworkers a year ago Frid

PLAINS TWP. — Over the next year, about 1,700 new jobs will be added in Luzerne County, said John Augustine, president and CEO of Penn’s Northeast. The jobs will be added at new developments coming soon, including huge warehouses that Adidas and Patagonia

WILKES-BARRE— Gethro Mondelice, formerly of Kingston, was convicted on June 6, for distribution of cocaine on three different occasions, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. The jury found Mondelice, 38, not guilty of possession of a firearm. Mon

ASHLEY — Several local veterans extended salutes on Friday night to greet a hearse carrying the remains of a Newport Twp. sailor killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. A hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of Seaman 1st Class Edward

A U.S. Department of Agriculture program will provide free, nutrition meals to children again this summer. Last year, Pennsylvania children received more than five million meals from approximately 2,600 food program sites, with $14 million in USDA support

Work on a proposed hotel and conference center in downtown Wilkes-Barre is slated to begin. Crews have started putting up fencing around the construction area at South Main and Northampton streets for the upcoming demolition of two buildings, said attorne